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Kevin Foster

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To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many companies based in (a) Wales, (b)
the UK, (c) the EU and (d) the rest of the world had contracts or grants awarded by
his Department in each of the last three years; and what the value of those contracts
or grants was.

<p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales does not issue contracts directly.
The Office buys goods and services under Government frameworks agreements and receives
procurement services from the Ministry of Justice. The Office has not awarded any
grants.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many civil servants in his Department
have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and (b) the
Department for International Trade in each of the last three years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the recent report of
the Electoral Commission into the activities of Vote Leave, whether the Government
has plans to set up a judge-led public inquiry to investigate the alleged fraud committed
by Vote Leave during the EU referendum 2016.

<p>There are no plans to establish a public inquiry. The independent Electoral Commission
is responsible for ensuring that elections and referendums are run effectively and
in accordance with the law. It regulates the spending of, and donations and loans,
to political parties and other campaigners.</p><p> </p><p>It is not acceptable for
any organisation to breach electoral procedures – and it is regrettable that fines
have been levied on multiple groups on both sides of the referendum campaigns. Pro-Remain
groups outspent pro-Leave groups by £4 million in the referendum campaign.</p><p>
</p><p>With 17.4 million votes to leave the European Union, more people voted for
Brexit than have ever voted for anything else in the United Kingdom. Almost three
quarters of the electorate took part in the referendum. The result was a bigger popular
vote than won by any government in history. The will of the British people must be
respected and delivered. The public delivered a clear verdict and that is what the
Government is implementing.</p>

<p>It remains the Government’s intention to leave the EU with a deal and not participate
in European Parliamentary elections.</p><p> </p><p>Returning Officers, who are statutorily
independent, work with their local authority to ensure the necessary support and resource
are made available to them to deliver elections, including through following guidance
issued by the Electoral Commission.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p>

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has deprioritised
any Statutory Instruments in relation to the UK leaving the EU; and if he will publish
the criteria his Department uses to deprioritise those Instruments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to
ensure that local authorities are sending out postal ballots for the elections to
the European Parliament to eligible UK voters in EU countries in sufficient time for
(a) voters to return the postal ballots and (b) for those ballots to be counted.

<p>It remains the Government’s intention to leave the EU with a deal and not participate
in European Parliamentary elections.</p><p>In preparation for the delivery of elections,
Returning Officers, who are statutorily independent, will work to deliver the polls,
including through following guidance issued by the Electoral Commission.</p><p>The
Electoral Commission’s guidance advises Returning Officers to prioritise postal ballot
packs that are to be sent overseas in order to allow as much time as possible for
the ballot pack to reach the elector and to be completed and returned. The Government
has agreed to fund International Business Response Licences for the return of postal
votes from overseas and has met with Royal Mail and British Forces Post Office to
ensure there is effective planning in place for the dispatch and return of postal
votes from overseas including those for service voters based overseas.</p>

<p>It remains the Government’s intention to leave the EU with a deal before the 23
May, so we do not need to participate in European Parliamentary elections.</p><p>Electoral
Registration Officers (EROs) maintain their own register for the area for which they
are responsible. EROs should write to EU citizens informing them of their right to
vote and request they confirm whether or not they wish to vote at a European parliamentary
election in the UK or in their home country.</p><p>Moreover, the Government has made
registering to vote easier for all citizens, including those from the EU, with an
online application taking as little as 5 minutes. The Individual Electoral Registration
digital service has been a huge success, facilitating over 38 million applications;
with over 75% of these being made online since its introduction in 2014.</p>

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the child
infant mortality rate in each National Statistics socio-economic classification category
in each of the last 10 years.

<p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics
Authority. I have asked the Authority to <del class="ministerial">reply.</del></p><p><ins
class="ministerial">reply and a table has been placed in the Library.</ins></p>